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Re: Tax of 1815
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"Tarter, Brent (LVA)" <[log in to unmask]>
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Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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The Personal Property Tax returns for nearly all of Virginia's cities and counties for 1815 are in the Library of Virginia in Richmond, and they have all been microfilmed and can be borrowed on Interlibrary Loan.

The state government put thousands of militiamen into the field during the War of 1812 to supplement the small U.S. Army, and the state had to supply them, pay for arms, ammunition, horses, wagons, and everything else and then hope for reimbursement from the Feds later. That's why the one great need for lots of revenue.

To pay the expenses of the war, the state imposed a very long list of taxes on items of personal property that one year, alone. It is by far the best way to get a sense of how many families had items of personal property subject to the tax. Many of the items taxed were probably beyond the ability of poor people to acquire.

Brent Tarter
The Library of Virginia
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Please visit the Library of Virginia's Web site at http:/www.lva.virginia.gov


-----Original Message-----
From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Burnett
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 1:46 PM
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Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Tax of 1815

Where do I look?
While in Richmond recently I heard for the first time about an 1815 tax applied to the well to do to help pay for the war of 1812. The one I heard discussed was specifically for Richmond.
What is a good source for finding what other communities that may have used this as a source of funds?

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Douglas Burnett
Satellite Beach
FL
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